Bogolin
Bogolin
Боголин | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bogolin Location of Bogolin | |
| Coordinates: 41°33′N 23°58′E / 41.550°N 23.967°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Municipality (Obshtina) | Satovcha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Biser Karailiev (CEDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.344 km2 (2.063 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 947 m (3,107 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-15)[2] | |
| • Total | 451 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 2931 |
| Area code | 07547 |
Bogolin (Bulgarian: Боголин) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography[edit]
The village of Bogolin is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains near the river Chechka Bistritsa a few kilometers away from the border with Greece. The nearest villages are Ablanitsa, Valkosel and Kribul. Bogolin belongs to the Chech region.
History[edit]
According to the legend, the village was founded by a person called Begalin Chumarya who emigrated from the village of Valkosel. Chumarya settled at the location that is now Bogolin and gave the village its name.[3]
In 1873 Bogolin (Bobolina) had a male population of 28 Pomaks and 12 houses.[4] According to Vasil Kanchov, in 1900, Bogolin (Боболинъ) was populated by 65 Bulgarian Muslims.[5] According to another statistic by Kanchov, at about the same time there were 13 houses in the village.[6] According to Stephan Verkovic, at the end of the 19th century the village had a male population of 40 Pomaks and 12 houses.[7]
Religion[edit]
The population is Muslim and consists of Pomaks.
Notable people[edit]
- Emil Biserov Yurukov - former member of parliament
References[edit]
- ^ "Избор на кмет и общински съвет :: Избори 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ ТАБЛИЦА НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО ПОСТОЯНЕН И НАСТОЯЩ АДРЕС GRAO. 31 December 2010. (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 March 2023
- ^ Моллов, Сюлейман (1968). "Боголин". Родопи (in Bulgarian). 11: 18. ISSN 0861-1327.
- ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. (in Bulgarian, French, English, and Russian) (II ed.). София: Македонски научен институт. 1995 [1878]. pp. 130–131.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1996) [1900]. "Неврокопска Каза". Македония. Етнография и статистика (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Проф. М. Дринов. p. 196.
- ^ Кънчов, Васил (1970) [1894-1896]. "Неврокопската каза". Пътуване по долините на Струма, Места и Брегалница. Битолско, Преспа и Охридско (in Bulgarian). София: Наука и изкуство. p. 274.
- ^ Райчевски, Стоян (2004) [1998]. Българите мохамедани (in Bulgarian) (II ed.). София: Национален музей на българската книга и полиграфия. p. 111. ISBN 954-9308-51-0.
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